Minister of Agriculture Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, stated that all the necessary arrangements will be made to provide the required fertilizer for the next season. The Minister was addressing the first meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Agriculture for the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament recently (22).

A special operation conducted by the Navy in coordination with the Police STF led to the apprehension of a suspect with approx. 400kg stock of Kerala cannabis in the Kelani estuary area of Thotupalawatta, Hendala (23rd February 2022).

The Army Chief-initiated beautification project, "Thuru Mithuru-Nawa Ratak" that transformed the areas adjoining the road patch between the Central Environmental Authority junction and the main entrance to the Army and the Defence Ministry HQs to ecologically-friendly wetlands, walkpaths, children's parks and cultivable paddy fields received another stimulant Feb (22) when 200 Ecological Floating Islands that float on the surface which can purify the sewage, reduce the smell of sewage and provide a suitable habitat for aquatic animals and waterfowl were launched as an effective nature-based water pollution solution.

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris addressed the Ministerial Forum for Co-operation in the Indo-Pacific, which was held at the Conference Centre of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris. This was part of the programme of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.